/* 
 * Enterprise Library Extensions - DI + ORM.
 * Copyright (C) 2006
 *
 * GNU General Public License
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute 
 * it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License 
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the 
 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 
 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of 
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 
 * See the GNU General Public License for more details.
 */
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

namespace ELE.EnterpriseLibrary.Common.Configuration.Design
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Defines objects that make reference to a particular type to facilitate loose references to types.
  /// <para>An example is the <see cref="ObjectPropertySelectorEditor"/> that needs to know what type 
  /// to use for presenting a list of available properties</para>
  /// </summary>
  public interface IObjectTypeReferencingObject
  {
    /// <summary>
    /// Get the referenced type
    /// </summary>
    /// <returns></returns>
    Type GetReferencedType();
    /// <summary>
    /// Get the name of the referenced type
    /// <para>Usually implemented by doing:</para>
    /// <code>
    /// return this.GetReferencedType().Name;
    /// </code>
    /// </summary>
    /// <returns></returns>
    string GetReferencedTypeName();
  }
}
